Concord has not enacted occupancy limits, guest counts, or minimum/maximum night-stay rules specific to short-term rentals. California state law (Health & Safety Code overcrowding limits and the Uniform Housing Code) sets the default residential occupancy ceiling.
No Concord-specific ordinance directly addresses overnight-guest counts, minimum-stay requirements, or maximum-stay caps for short-term rentals. The Concord Municipal Code's hotel transient-occupancy definitions (CMC 3.15.220) treat anything 30 days or less as a 'transient' stay, but do not impose a maximum number of guests per unit. The default state-law occupancy standard applies: under California Health & Safety Code Sections 17920.3 and 17922 (incorporating the Uniform Housing Code), a dwelling unit is considered overcrowded based on bedroom count and square footage. California has also adopted HCD's '2+1' occupancy guidance (two persons per bedroom plus one) as a customary baseline. CMC 18.200.100(B)(10) further prohibits any residential-area activity from creating noise, odor, vibration, or other interference with adjacent residential uses, which would apply to over-crowded short-term rental gatherings.
There is no STR-specific occupancy penalty in Concord. Overcrowding that constitutes a Housing Code violation under HSC 17920.3 may be cited by the city's building official; building/safety code infractions carry fines up to $130 / $700 / $1,300 per CMC 1.05.225. Noise or disturbance from oversized gatherings can be cited as a public nuisance under CMC 1.05.210(c).
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